If you suffer from gallstones or gallbladder pain, consider the University of Maryland Medical Center's recommendations for the best foods for gallbladder problems: Stop eating foods that cause allergies in many people: dairy, gluten, peanuts, shellfish, chemical preservatives and food additives.
Hepatitis Statistics. Statistics. Hepatitis A. 1  About 15% of people infected with hepatitis A will have recurring symptoms over a 6 to 9 month period. 2  Hepatitis A occurs in epidemics (many affected people) within the United States and internationally.3  During epidemics years the number of cases of hepatitis A reached 35,000 in the U.S. About 15% of people infected with hepatitis A will have recurring symptoms over a 6 to 9 month period. 2  Hepatitis A occurs in epidemics (many affected people) within the United States and internationally. 3  During epidemics years the number of cases of hepatitis A reached 35,000 in the U.S.
Hepatitis A. By John W. Wood. Hepatitis A is referred to as one of the oldest diseases known to humankind by the World Health Organization (WHO) (1). HAV was first discovered in 1973 by Steven M. Feinstone as a nonenvoloped, spherical, positive stranded RNA virus (1).HAV was an unidentified viral disease prior to this discovery.Hepatitis A is a disease caused by infection from the hepatitis A virus (HAV) (1, 5, 8).HAV has been called epidemic hepatitis, epidemic jaundice, infectious hepatitis, catarrhal jaundice, HA and type A hepatitis in the past according to the WHO (1). The term hepatitis refers to having inflammation of the liver.AV was first discovered in 1973 by Steven M. Feinstone as a nonenvoloped, spherical, positive stranded RNA virus (1). HAV was an unidentified viral disease prior to this discovery. Hepatitis A is a disease caused by infection from the hepatitis A virus (HAV) (1, 5, 8).